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We cruise both lines like others here have motioned. One thing we like about RCL that CCL does not have is the Crown Lounge exclusively for Diamond and above. It's open 24 hrs and has a nice coffee/expresso machine. Most Crown lounges also have a continental breakfast and then light snacks in the afternoons. In the evening, usually for about 4 hours, they have a "happy hour" with heavy hors d'oeuvres. (in the old days, this was when you could have as many drinks as you want but now they simply put 4 on your card for diamond, 5 for diamond+ and 6 for Pinnacle) We noticed that CCL has cut way back on their Elite and above functions that they used to have nightly. On our last two 12-night cruises they only did this for two nights of the sailing and didn't even have hors d'oeurves like they used to.

I'd rather just throw him overboard...

Fog?

Here's a good tip: Tip him over the side.

We are on Connie two weeks from today and hope they have some evening Elite functions like Celebrity used to pre-covid. After covid, they ceased and then recently announced that they would re-start them but on a limited basis instead of every night (except embarkation day) like they used to. We were highly disappointed on our Beyond cruise over Christmas as they didn't have any Elite functions. We really enjoy the events and look forward to meeting other frequent cruisers over the include drinks and hors d’oeuvres.

Cool. I've never seen that. Is the Crown Lounge larger on the Enchantment than other classes? We've sailed Vision ships before (including Enchantment twice) but that was long before Crown (Diamand) Lounges came about.

From an article here on CC: On ships that have them, the thalassotherapy pool most likely is tucked away in or near the spa. They generally are for adult use only, offer forceful jets of saltwater and are larger than a standard hot tub, sometimes with full-body-length reclining seats in the water. The temperature is often quite warm. Thalassotherapy pools are intended to improve circulation and help with joint pain, among other therapeutic effects, due to your body's absorption of trace minerals found in seawater. They are designed to work in conjunction with other spa offerings like saunas, steam rooms or massages for a total relaxation and detoxification effect. Some cruise lines charge a fee for use of thalassotherapy pools; others include its use with certain stateroom categories or along with a paid service in the spa. Still other cruise ships have large thalassotherapy pools available to all adult passengers at no additional charge. Publish date October 02, 2017

I'm not counting the 22 days till our next cruise on the Conny. 😁

We got robes in our Oceanview room on the Beyond this past Christmas cruise. We are Elite though, maybe that was why.

Sounds like my routine.

Beautiful pictures! They decorated very nice for Christmas as well. We were on the Beyond for Christmas and while it was a great ship, we liked Reflection when we sailed her much better and really look forward to trying the Constellation. After riding such big ships, we're thinking smaller might be a little more to our tastes now that we've aged ... LOL.

1. Freedom class 2. Voyager Class 3. Radiance 4. Oasis class 5. Vision class (last resort) We have not tried Quantum or Icon, but they just don't seem to grab our interest at this point.

Agree.

We've been on Voyager twice and loved it! We have cruised these Voyager and Freedom classes: Voyager - 2 Mariner - 5 Adventure - 4 (and 1 booked) Explorer - 1 Freedom -1 It just seems to be the right size for us. We've been on several Oasis and Radiance class cruises too but prefer Voyager and Freedom Classes. Thanks for posting your review!!

I'm pretty good with 5 drinks (Diamond +) for a cruise. Every once in a while, I'll have a 6th but then Sallie never uses her 5 so I'm good to go! LOL